It’s when growth contracted that our economy spiraled downward, resulting in job losses, increased crime and falling home prices.

Vote Yes on Measure F in June and be “part of the solution” for the safety of Brentwood’s children and families.

If you really want more development in our city, then make the developers build new streets, widen the Highway 4 Bypass and widen Balfour road before they build all those houses.

During times of difficulty the populace gets desperate for relief and begins to fall into an “anything but this” mindset and simply votes for a change of guard.

March 27 proved to be another successful Opening Day for the East Contra Costa Historical Society’s Museum.

My family and I want to thank Ryan at Willy’s Bagels and Blends for offering our daughter a partial scholarship to attend the Junior Warriors basketball camp.

The Brentwood Lions Club, in partnership with the City of Brentwood and both Liberty and Heritage high schools have concluded the third Youth in Government Day.

Garin Elementary School would like to thank Betancourt Brothers Construction for an outstanding commitment and devotion to installing many audio amplification systems for Garin School.

Editor: Just want to thank the kind soul who found my dog Aggie on March 3, 2010 and brought her to the animal shelter in Martinez. Laurie Schwartz, Oakley

In this great wealthy country, every citizen should be healthy and now it will be so.